白はく髯ぜん

noun

white beard

Literary or formal term for a white beard, often associated with an elderly man. Compare 白髭 (はくし), which can also mean 'white beard' but may refer more generally to facial hair.

See also: 白髭

• 老ろう人じんは長ながい白はく髯ぜんを撫なでながら話はなし始はじめた。

  The old man began to speak while stroking his long white beard.